Summary of the oranges are not only the fruit by geoffrey hill
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According to the Bible a character Ruth deals with the issue of exile and also deals with attachment between surrogate mother and a daughter.
Ruth, is a Moab who marries into the Hebrew community.
After her husband's death she determines to stay in Israel with her mother-in-law, Naomi.
The Book of Ruth challenges the prejudice against foreigners that was common in Israel at the time.
This issue of exile actually relates to Jeanette's homosexuality.
The territory of England and the world itself is heterosexual territory for people who are normal.
With her sexual identity, Jeanette becomes a stranger in her own land.
After Jeanette had been cast out of her own home, she is double over a stranger since her evangelical background separates from society in addition to her homosexuality.
Jeanette too will face the same prejudice that Ruth once did.